Gastric cancer(GC) is a major public health issue as the fourth most common cancer and the second leading cause of cancer-related death. Recent advances have im
AIM:To evaluate the results of cardiac surgery in cirrhotic patients and to find the predictors of early and late mortality.METHODS:We included 55 consecutive c
AIM: To identify risk factors for surgical failure after colonic stenting as a bridge to surgery in left-sided malignant colonic obstruction.METHODS: The medica
Anal cancer represents less than 1% of all new cancers diagnosed annually in the United States. Yet, despite the relative paucity of cases, the incidence of ana
The application of minimally invasive approaches to pancreatic resection for benign and malignant diseases has been growing in the last two decades. Studies hav
AIM:To evaluate the ability of the McGill Brisbane Symptom Score(MBSS)to predict survival in resectable pancreatic head adenocarcinoma(PHA)patients.METHODS:All
Non-alcoholic fatty liver disease(NAFLD) is a progressive disease of increasing public health concern.In western populations the disease has an estimated preval
The field of bariatric surgery has been rapidly growing and evolving over the past several decades. During the period that obesity has become a worldwide epidem
Although colorectal cancer(CRC) has no longer been the leading cancer killer worldwide for years with the exponential development in computed tomography(CT) or
Laparoscopic pancreatic surgery is in its infancy despite initial procedures reported two decades ago. Both laparoscopic distal pancreatectomy(LDP) and laparosc